On the topic of meta tags, can these be sent via the header or not ?? :\ > -----Original Message----- > From: Manuel Lemos [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, June 09, 2004 2:02 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [PHP] Re: search engine optimization and php > > > Hello, > > On 06/08/2004 12:04 PM, Aaron Wolski wrote: > >>>Just curious as to how people handle search engine optimization when > >> > >>most of > >> > >>>the page content is dynically built from the db. Doesn't the bots > > > > need > > > >>to > >> > >>>crawl the static pages and match your keywords to actual words in > > > > the > > > >>file? > >> > >>Practically, only Google matters these days as most sites get over 70% > >>of leads from Google. > > > > > > Since Yahoo! Dropped their affiliation with Google, many, including > > myself and my client, have seen a significant increase in Y! refers. 70% > > is not the case anymore. > > > > Keeping all your eggs in one basket is a bad decision at best. > > Yes, but if you just keep optimizing for Google you will be optimizing > for most of the others that have significant share because Google always > been the most successful in providing relevant results for the users and > others tend to imitate Google. > > > >>For Google, it matters that your pages are served as fast as possible. > >>If your pages are taking too long to be served, Google assumes it is > >>causing too much load to your site and slows down giving more time > >>between crawls. > >> > >>There is a myth regarding the interpretation of this explanation for > >>Google not indexing dynamic as many site pages because of the use of > > > > URL > > > >>with query parameters (?some=thing&this=too). > >> > >>http://www.google.com/webmasters/2.html#A1 > >> > >>Query parameters is is not the reason why Google does not index so > > > > many > > > >>pages. I can demonstrate that just by let you see that Google indexes > >>for 700.000 pages of php.net, many of which have many query > > > > parameters: > > > >>http://www.google.com/search?q=site%3Aphp.net > >> > >>So, do not bother with all those bogus advices telling you to use URL > >>rewriting because that is not what matters. What matters is that your > >>pages are served as fast as possible cause as less load to your server > >>as possible. > > > > > > Speed is a factor, page size is a factor but the number of query strings > > within a URL is why Google (and other bots) only go so deep into a site > > 0 for fear of getting caught in a endless loop. > > > > They are getting better, however. > > > > It's definitely not bogus information. I can get a site's pages indexed > > a lot quicker with URL rewriting than I can without. > > My point is that if your pages are served slowly, URL rewriting does not > matter and only a subset of your pages will be indexed. OTOH, if you > make your pages be served very fast, URL rewriting is not necessary, at > least for Google. I know that for experience. I have seen it several > times Google crawling thousands of pages with no URL rewriting. > > As for other search engines, I don't know because it is possible that > they try to copy Google crawling logic the way they understand it, which > may not be the actual way it works as Google does not disclose it . > > > -- > > Regards, > Manuel Lemos > > PHP Classes - Free ready to use OOP components written in PHP > http://www.phpclasses.org/ > > PHP Reviews - Reviews of PHP books and other products > http://www.phpclasses.org/reviews/ > > Metastorage - Data object relational mapping layer generator > http://www.meta-language.net/metastorage.html > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
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